Deadline: 15-Nov-22
The National Focal Point is launching an open call for Bilateral Initiatives between Poland and Norway under the Fund for Bilateral Relations EEA and Norway Grants.
This call supports bilateral initiatives between Polish and Norwegian entities in the area of green transition, i.e. the transformation necessary to tackle climate change and environmental challenges.
The call particularly aims at the following areas: renewable energy and other forms of clean energy solutions, zero-emission transport including green shipping, smart/sustainable city solutions, carbon capture and storage, circular economy. This list is not exhaustive and proposals in other areas can be considered, provided they demonstrate their relevance for green transition.
Funding Information
The maximum duration of initiative is 12 months. The min grant is 50 000 Euro, the max grant is 250 000 euro. The applicant can be legal persons, public or private, commercial or non-commercial, non-governmental organisations established in Poland or Norway. A partnership with an entity from Norway is obligatory.
What kind of initiatives can be implemented in the Green Call?
According to the call eligible expenditure have to be compliant with Art. 8 sec. 8 of the Regulations. Additionally actions that strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation and deepen mutual knowledge and understanding between Poland and Norway in the area of green transformation are also eligible like:
- activities aiming at strengthening bilateral relations between the Donor States and Poland;
- the search for partners for donor partnership projects prior to or during the preparation of a project application, the development of such partnerships and the preparation of an application for a donor partnership project;
- networking, exchange, sharing and transfer of knowledge, technology, experience and best practice between entities in Poland and entities in the Donor States and/or international organisations;
- activities aiming at strengthening cooperation and exchanging experiences and best practices between the Programme Operators and similar entities within Poland and Donor.
Eligibility Criteria
- Any entity, public or private, commercial or non-commercial and non-governmental organisations, established as a legal person in Poland or in Norway, is eligible as applicant or partner.
- Each applicant can submit one application. Each partner can be a partner in one application
- The application shall include letters of commitment from the partners or partnership agreement. The partnership agreement needs to be signed before signing the initiative contract (if approved for financing), at latest.
For more information, visit https://eeagrants.org/currently-available-funding/pl-bf-open-call-for-bilateral-initiatives-in-the-area-of-green-transition
